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Python Setup and Usage¶

This part of the documentation is devoted to general information on the setup of the Python environment on different platform, the invocation of the interpreter and things that make working with Python easier.

  • 1. Command line and environment
    • 1.1. Command line
      • 1.1.1. Interface options
      • 1.1.2. Generic options
      • 1.1.3. Miscellaneous options
      • 1.1.4. Options you shouldn’t use
    • 1.2. Environment variables
      • 1.2.1. Debug-mode variables
  • 2. Using Python on Unix platforms
    • 2.1. Getting and installing the latest version of Python
      • 2.1.1. On Linux
      • 2.1.2. On FreeBSD and OpenBSD
      • 2.1.3. On OpenSolaris
    • 2.2. Building Python
    • 2.3. Python-related paths and files
    • 2.4. Miscellaneous
    • 2.5. Editors
  • 3. Using Python on Windows
    • 3.1. Installing Python
    • 3.2. Alternative bundles
    • 3.3. Configuring Python
      • 3.3.1. Excursus: Setting environment variables
      • 3.3.2. Finding the Python executable
      • 3.3.3. Finding modules
      • 3.3.4. Executing scripts
      • 3.3.5. Executing scripts without the Python launcher
    • 3.4. Python Launcher for Windows
      • 3.4.1. Getting started
        • 3.4.1.1. From the command-line
        • 3.4.1.2. From a script
        • 3.4.1.3. From file associations
      • 3.4.2. Shebang Lines
      • 3.4.3. Arguments in shebang lines
      • 3.4.4. Customization
        • 3.4.4.1. Customization via INI files
        • 3.4.4.2. Customizing default Python versions
      • 3.4.5. Diagnostics
    • 3.5. Additional modules
      • 3.5.1. PyWin32
      • 3.5.2. cx_Freeze
      • 3.5.3. WConio
    • 3.6. Compiling Python on Windows
    • 3.7. Other resources
  • 4. Using Python on a Macintosh
    • 4.1. Getting and Installing MacPython
      • 4.1.1. How to run a Python script
      • 4.1.2. Running scripts with a GUI
      • 4.1.3. Configuration
    • 4.2. The IDE
    • 4.3. Installing Additional Python Packages
    • 4.4. GUI Programming on the Mac
    • 4.5. Distributing Python Applications on the Mac
    • 4.6. Other Resources
  • 5. Additional Tools and Scripts
    • 5.1. pyvenv - Creating virtual environments

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